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miles english
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| isocolon | sentence with words or clauses similar in structure and length. |
| antithesis | a juxtaposition of contradicting ideas. |
| anastrophe | switch of the usual word order. |
| parenthesis | interruption of a verbal unit within a sentence, using parenthesis. |
| apposition | placing commas in between the thought to further the readers knowledge. |
| ellipsis | omission of a word that is already implied. use of three periods(...) when leaving something said out. |
| asyndeton | omission of conjunctions. |
| polysyndeton | deliberate use of many conjunctions. |
| alliteration | repetition of the same consenent in at least three words. |
| assonance | repetition of similar vowel sounds. |
| anaphora | repetition of the same word or group of words in the beginning of clauses. |
| epistrophe | repetition of the same word or group of words at the end of clauses. |
| epanalepsis | repetition of a word or group of words as the end of the clause, that was at the beginning. |
| anadiplosis | repetition of the last word of one clause, at the beginning of another. |
| climax | words, in a sentence, arranged in order of importance. |